should I or shouldn't I ....?

[Smeeagain]

I have a new set of Vredestein Sessanta tyres - 19 inch on my E53 2004 3.0D Sport. I seem to keep picking up small stones/gravel that embed themselves in the tyre tread.

Remove every time or leave ?- what the best practice here folks. I can see pros and cons in both approaches - years ago I was told it was a bad idea to leave stones embedded in the tread - what do you think?

Smee

[ChrisLux]

I always remove them , but more for the fact that it drives me mad hearing the click..click..click
all the time as it catches on the road !!

[pvr]

And the car behind you will be pleased as well as they are not getting the stone on their windscreen when it releases itself at 70 mph ...

[Smeeagain]

that's a fair point and I will set about removing them, however my question was more about tyre damage that i may be causing either by leaving them in or removing them (which will of course be done with a blunt object)

Smee

[CondorX5]

Most tyres will pick up loose gravel chips - its that time of year with resurfacing roads and other senseless roadworks.......I try to remove them from my tyres when I see them, but I don't think its a big problem for the tyre unless its a large/ sharp item stuck in the tread.